For many people, the pleasure of playing a board game comes from knowing that it will be a finite event — you set up the pieces, run through the steps, and complete the whole thing within a few hours.

This isn't exactly the case with Fog of Love, a popular new board game that has people roleplay a relationship in a way that, to many people, feels as involved and intimate as the real deal.

In the game, players walk through experiences that echo what many might experience in real relationships, like meeting a partner, falling in love, and dealing with various challenges that come in the form of career changes and unexpected moves. To some, the game might be the closest a person might come to experiencing a real-life romantic comedy.

Jacob Jaskov created Fog of Love because he wanted to have a game he and his wife both liked.

"I wanted to make a game my wife would like to play," he told INSIDER. "I have a huge collection of board games, but she's turned off by most of these, as they are based on geek fantasies or because they are too conflict oriented. I wanted to play more with her and suggested to make a game about a genre she loves; romantic comedies."

Fog of Love has many components. Hush Hush Projects

The game was created after a Kickstarter campaign in which supporters pledged over $160,000 to bring it to life. Eventually, the game took shape as a series of steps in which players woo a partner and attempt to make a relationship work — which, as Jaskov put it, can sometimes result in "hilarious breakdowns."

Fog of Love is LGBTQ+ friendly, and, although its trajectory follows that of a romantic relationship, it doesn't have to be played with a romantic partner.

"It's about having fun. It's a very playful game that allows players to experiment with the story, much like when you're playing The Sims. I want people to have fun while they play quirky and often extreme characters who engage in challenging relationships," Jaskov told INSIDER. "I also hope to show that board games can be about something other than fantasy, sci-fi, trading or war."

Because the game is meant to have an element of realism, it also tackles the various complexities that go along with maintaining a relationship.

Fog of Love echoes many things people experience in real life relationships. Hush Hush Projects

"There is also a deeper side to it," Jaskov told INSIDER. "The game is based on extensive research on how love works. I also hope that my creation can make people reflect a bit and learn about life. Surprisingly enough, it seems to work. A thing that really wowed me recently is that some priests and relationship counselors are beginning to take up the game in their practices."